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Kezia of Tooro
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Lady Kezia Byanjeru Abwooli of Tooro (1906–1998), Queen consort of Tooro, was the senior wife of King George Rukidi III of Tooro (1904–1965). She was the mother of King Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III and Princess Elizabeth of Toro.[1][2][3][4]
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Early life and education
Lady Kezia was the wife of King George Rukidi III of Tooro and later served as the king’s chief advisor from 1965–1998 and the mother to Princess Elizabeth of Tooro. Lady Kezia was the daughter to senior tribal chief named Nikodemo Kakoro.[5] Princess Elizabeth went to study at Gayaza High School, a girls boarding school, and later continued her studies at Sherborne School for Girls, England.[6] She later pursued a law degree at Girton College in Cambridge where she graduated in 1962, becoming the only third African woman to ever attend the institution. As her career grew, Princess Elizabeth in 1965 became the first East African woman to be admitted to the English Bar.[7][5][6]
Lady Kezia died in May 1998 at 93 years old at the CMS hospital in Fort portal.[2][8]
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Personal life
Lady Keiza gave birth to one son and five daughters
- Princess Elizabeth of Tooro[2]
- Princess Mpanga[2]
- Princess Kanyomozi[2]
- Princess Kijumba Kabaramagi[2]
- Princess Damali Komukyeya[2]
- Prince Olimi III of Tooro[2]
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